diff --git a/R/utils.R b/R/utils.R
index 47c30967..a2f1fc43 100644
--- a/R/utils.R
+++ b/R/utils.R
@@ -678,7 +678,7 @@ get_cmdstan_flags <- function(flag_name) {
   cmdstan_path <- cmdstanr::cmdstan_path()
   flags <- wsl_compatible_run(
     command = "make",
-    args = c("--no-print-directory", paste0("print-", flag_name)),
+    args = c("-s", paste0("print-", flag_name)),
     wd = cmdstan_path
   )$stdout